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Lake Ainslie has contributed many sons and daughters to the church life of Canada. Here is a taste of their story.2
Typical first building many settlers would have constructed in this area.1820
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THE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH IN EAST LAKE AINSLIEThe first Presbyterian Church was built around 1830-35. It is thought the first church was built of logs.
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A contract for a second church to be built in 1857-1858 was discovered in old records. We have included a transcription of that contract. Unknown words are indicated by a line.5
Contract to build the Presbyterian Church at East Lake Ainslie in 1857.1857
East Lake Ainslie
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May 20, 1857Know all men by these presents that we Hector MacKinnon as principle & Archibald MacKinnon & Neil MacKinnon (Allan's Son) & Neil MacKinnon (Donald's Son) residing at Lake Ainslie In the county of Inverness & in the province of Nova Scotia, farmers as surities are held and _____ Bound unto Hugh MacMillan, Charles MacMillan, John MacDougald, Angus MacDougald & John MacKay, All of lake Ainslie In the County & province aforesaid In the sum of (£298 11) two hundren & ninety eight pounds and eleven shillings Nova Scotia Currency to be well and truly paid unto the said Hugh MacMillan, Charles MacMillan, John MacDougald, Angus MacDougald & John MacKay, trustees onto their certain attorney executors (?) Administrators or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of us by himself our & every of our heirs executors and administrators ___________ by these presents. The conditions of the foregoing obligation are such that whereas the alone bonder Hector MacKinnonn hath contracted to finish and complete lake ainslie Church agreeable to the specifications given in the Advertisements that is to say all the Interior to be ceiled with ____pine Boards well seasoned with two coats of sealer. (Paint was crossed out)
The floor & an end gallery to be paneled completly with good pine boards & of an approved ________ . A pulpit of a choice pine boards & an approved model ? or p___ with a presentor desk. A tower 9 ft square x 32 ft high with two windows 12 panes each two leafed panel doors each __ ft wide and stair leading up to the gallery with a door to the same 3 ft wide two windows on the pulpit end to be removed and replaces the outside of the building is to receive a good coat of white paint and the roof a coat of metalic paint the whole of the above mentioned contract is to be completed in a
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Page 2 of the contract to build the East Lake Ainslie Presbyterian Church1857
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workmanship manner on or before the first of June next ensuing the consideration of the said contract is One hundred and forty-nine pounds five shillings and sixpence. (£149„5„6) partly in cash & partly in merchantable produce at cash price. J. E. one half cash and half produced at cash price to be paid as follows One third when the ceiling is dressed one third when the contract is finished and the remaining one third on or before the 1st of August 1858. The alone obligation to be null void and of none affect otherwise to be full force and__________.Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Hugh Campbell
Hector MacKinnon,
Archibald MacKinnon
(his)
Malcolm x MacMillan
(mark)
Neil MacKinnon(D's S)
Neil MacKinnon
Know all men by these presents that we Hugh MacMillan, Charles MacMillan, John MacDougald, Angus MacDougald, and John MacKay Trustees of the church of east side lake Ainslie do hereby firmly bond ourselves our executors administrators and assigns to pay Hector MacKinnon his executor administrators the sum as specified in the foregoing obligation when the foregoing contract is completed to our satisfaction and according to the foregoing terms given under our hands the 20th day of May 1857
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Hugh Campbell
Hector MacKinnon
Archibald MacKinnon
(his)
Malcolm x MacMillan
(mark)
Neil MacKinnon(D's S)
Neil MacKinnon
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Page 3 of the contract to build the East Lake Ainslie Presbyterian Church1857
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List of People who Paid for Lake Church in 1858Donald MacMillan Turner 18/6
Alex MacSween 2 3/6 22?
Charles MacLean 2 3/6
William MacPhail 18/6 22?
Widow Neil MacLean 2
Don MacLean Point 18/6 1 18
John MacLean Big 18/6
John MacKay Allan son 18/6 1 17
John MacKay James son 4/6
Don. MacMillan Ainslie Glen 19/0 1 3
Lauchlin MacPhail 2 18/6
John MacDougall Tailor 2 8/6 2 17
Lauchlin MacKay Point 2 2/9
John MacMillan Glen 18/6 2 1
Neil MacMillan Jnr. 18/6
Angus MacSween 1 1 8
Allan MacLean Lake Head 18/6
Neil MacLean 18/6 1 17
Norman MacLean Point 18/6
Angus MacLean 2 0/? 1 18
James MacLean 18/6
Collin MacPhail 28/6 2 7
Lauchlin MacKinnon Neil son 5/6
Mal MacMillan 19/10 1 5 4
Duncan MacMillan Turner 14/8
Widow D. MacMillan 24/10 1 19 6
John MacMillan Big 18/6
Duncan Robertson 32/6 2 11
Widow Neil MacMillan 18/6
Angus MacSween 20/10 1 19 4
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East Lake Ainslie Presbyterian Church in early 1900s.1906
East Lake Ainslie
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The present Presbyterian Church, the third one, was built in 1880.13
Alexander Grant Memorial United Church under contstuction in 1926. It was dedicated in 1927.1926
East Lake Ainslie
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In July 1927, The Alexander Grant Memorial United Church was dedicated. |
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